Sack-chute attachment for harvesters.



J. VIBTYN.- l SACK CHUTE ATTAGHMENTFOR HARVESTERS.

APPLICATION FILED 0012,30, 1908. @i @,g l Patented Man-30, w09. 2SHEETS-SHEET 1.

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v ATT NEY a. MARTYN. SACK CHUTE ATTACHMENT FOB. HARVESTERS. APPLICATIONFILED 00T.30, 1908.

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Application filed October 30,1908.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Msmih SQ, 1909.

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lt consists ol :i chute l'oi discharging thel sucks of `rain when lillodand sowed, and iiieiiiis ior adjustingr the chute/iii unison with theadjustments ol' thc apparatus upon side hills ond varying surfaces overwhich tho machine must traitl.

lt also comprises dotiiils ol' construction which will he iiioi'o fullyexplained hy rofor ence to the in'coinpanying` ilrzi.\'iii;js, in WhichfFigure iis a sido elevation ol' a harvester, showing the anpliratiuiiol' iuy saule i'hiito attachment. Fig. 2 is :i roar View ola thoniiu'liino ol' liigr. l, with p'zirts ol' thol niailiine omitted, undthi` iiuu'liiuo ou level ground. View showing; sonic ol' the with thoapparatus adapted 't o sido-hill n'orlr.

My inwenlion is designed to provide an adjustable chulo foriiplilif-ation lo thatA dass oll marhines which :iro designed lo worlrupon sido hills, und iii which the infiiii hearingr wheels have framesadjuslalilo so that; one Wheel muy loc raised, and t lio ollioi'depressed fol' the purpose ol' niaintaiiiinii thiA threshing andcleaning nortioir ol' tlioaiipzirutus suhstant/ially leveltriinsvoisily. ll' ui or lnniry cliirio, the discharge und wouldhavi. tolie permanently *'Xod iiL a*consideralilil height in orde/r to preventits striking the ground,

f when tho upward inrliuo ci' tlu` Ahill was upon ,would loe so great'.that. reif-lis would lio ln'oken and (llanifigred il discharged.

A. is the` main. li'auio ol' a nia-shine ol this Class, having;independent wheel iranien .5

yhinged Wiliin the iiiain wheel l'ranus, and

carrying' the shafts or iouf'naldioxis ol' they .i'heels 3. 'By iiieunsol suitunlo nuwhuiiisiu,

as the well known rook and pinion devices 3',

the f ree ends of these hinged wheel frames. muy be raised and deressed' respectively upon opposite sides oA the machine, one wheelgoing. down and the other rising so 69 that the harvester mechanismcarried uporig, lthe nfiin frame A, will remain substantially eve Thegroin from the supplemental oleiiner 42:

is discharged through e suitable discharge gate into sacks, and aplatform 5l 'is pro vided for siiid sacks and the operator Who attendsto their filling und subsequent; sewing'. l

(i is a vchute-having the upper end hinged 'es 70 shown nt 7 to sonicpermanent; supporti the machine, suoli as a projecting beam. his chuteextends downward parallel with the main l'raiiie of the machine, and :itits lower n y end is provided with a goto 9. The lower end of the chute'is suspended by linksV or.

hangers l() fron'i fi besini or structure which projects outwardly, andis suipored from the ,hinged or swinging Wheei-friiiiie 2, so that anychange in the position ol this wheelfi-aine, caused hy the leveling 'ofthe machine,

charge en( 'will voi-res )ondingly raise or lower, the olisl ol'` thechute, 'thus enabling vthe chute. to automatically maintain its(.lischai'go end at'l a desired distance from the surface of 85 theground io prevent injury to sacks when discharged. The gate 9 is hingedet the bottoni, and has a chain or equivalent flexible connection 12running over the guide pulley at tho top of the tei'iniinil post at, theond of 90 thi` chute, thence/extending up to a. point'y niar thesaok--se.vei"s pliitforin, whore it may oonnoct n ith alever, ,oi'equivalent device as. at, 'l-t. whereby the gatse ni'ay be opened orclosed so that as the sacks iireseigied, the gaw hein; closed, the seekswill slide down the trinite, and he gathered at the lower end ohci-ooiuntil a sufficient number' have been aeouniulatzml, when the rete may beopened, and the sacks disoliergeil in s body ready to 10@ liosubsequently collected. 'llie gate is then closed for aiiou'lier.rioouni'uletion Preferi ably, t-lio gate at the bottoni opens outw'ordand tlownirard and continues the slide neer tlm ground and has 'iitendency tosfive the 105 sack l'roin lireiiliingg'in other words,shortens tho drop Very inuoh. x

ln all the iiioveriientzs of 'the machine upon a `sido liill it; willthus he manifest that the lower discharge end of the chiite beingsubstantially carried in unison with une oearlng Wheel upon that side,will always' remain at the same distance from the ground, and no injuryto sacks will occur from theV discharge.

y 2. The combination with a side hill harvester having bearing wheelframes adapted to be raised and depressed upon opposite sides of the4machine, of a sack d1scharging chute' liavirig the upper' end hinged tothe machine,y andthe lower disehargeend concharging chute having theupper end hinged nected and movable with the bearing-wheel my handinpresence of two subscribing Witi DSSSGS.

frame.

3. The combination With a harvester of the character described, bearingwheel frames hinged and' vertically movable with relation to the mainframe, of a sacledisto the main frame support, connections bef tween thelower end of the chute and the movable wheel frame, and a controllingclosing gate vat said lower end. j

4. The combination with a'harvestiug apparatus of the characterdescribed, a main frame, bearing-'Wheel frames hinged thereto andmovable-.to raise and de ress the wheels, of a sack-discharging chute Yaving its upper end hinged to the main frame, a bearing beam supportedand projecting from the movable wheel frame, suspending links connectingsaid beam withfthe .lower end of the chute, a hinged gate bywhich thelower end of the chute is closed, *and connections between said gate andan o erating device contigous to the upper e of the chute.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set JOSEPH MARTYN.

'Vitnesses:

F. H. CHisHoLM,

W. P. FERGUssoN.

